Rahway, NJ, August 26, 2019 – Every year the New Jersey Department of Health conducts an unannounced survey on all licensed nursing home beds in the state. On August 2, 2019, Care Connection Rahway began this very comprehensive survey. The surveyors tour the location, speak with residents about their experience, interview staff, review medical records and observe medication administration and treatments, and much more.

Care Connection Rahway received a perfect score with zero deficiencies identified. It is very unusual for a nursing facility to receive a deficiency-free survey, meaning every service provided at the center meet or exceeded ALL state and federal standards.

“I can’t express how proud I am of our staff for the level of dedication and hard work that they put into providing the best care for our residents. We have a great team at Care Connection Rahway and it was definitely proven in our survey this year.” – Arielle Milsted, LNHA

Specializing in short-term rehabilitation, Care Connection Rahway is designed to bridge the gap between hospital and home. The subacute center assists patients recovering from a wide range of conditions, including orthopedic, cardiac, pulmonary, and stroke.

Conveniently located on the fourth floor of RWJ Rahway, Care Connection Rahway has access to an array of specialized medical services available, as ordered by the attending physician. Being on the RWJ Rahway campus affords the patients a seamless continuum of care from the acute hospital stay to sub-acute rehabilitation.

About Alaris Health

Alaris statewide network of independently owned and operated Member Health Centers offers a wide variety of services across a continuum of care, ranging from short-term post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term care specialized care.

Each Member Health Center is licensed to use the Alaris Health name and receive non-health related services. All health care related services are provided solely by each independently owned and operated Member Health Center.

With the tragic attack in Pittsburgh and California, it behooves us all to be ready a tragedy should occur in our community. Sadly, with a tragedy like these, we cannot wait for help to arrive – we have to know what to do now – you are the FIRST first responder!

We have arranged for Hudson Regional Hospital to present FREE three most practical courses for tragedies like this:

Hands-Only CPR

Stop the Bleed.

Surviving an Active Shooter Event

We ask for registration, as the class size is limited to under 75 adults and teenagers and we are doing smaller training groups during the event.

We do these regularly at Hudson Regional Hospital as our staff needs to be able to help patients. And HRH also handles all 911 medical calls for Secaucus – the calls come right to EMS. Here’s a brief summary of the programs…

Hands-Only CPR

Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the US. Each year, over 420,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests occur in the US. And that is without a tragedy like that in Pittsburgh or California! When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately getting CPR from someone nearby. You may not be able to reach that defibrillator, or your friend just had a heart attack.

According to the AHA, 90 percent of people who suffer out of hospital cardiac arrests do not survive, partially because most Americans (70%) feel helpless to act because they don’t know how to do CPR or are afraid of hurting the victim. Immediate CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of survival during a cardiac arrest. It is incumbent on all of us to learn how to perform this vital skill for adults, children, and infants.

Stop the Bleed

Uncontrolled bleeding is a major cause of preventable deaths. Approximately 40 percent of trauma-related deaths worldwide are due to bleeding or its consequences, establishing hemorrhage as the most common cause of preventable death in trauma. The Stop the Bleeding Coalition is focused on raising awareness of how, with the proper training and materials, death from bleeding can be prevented. The Bleeding Control Basic (BCon) Course is designed for individuals who have little or no medical training but who may be called upon as immediate responders to provide initial trauma care and bleeding control to a victim of traumatic injury before the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS). Remember, you are the FIRST first responder.

Surviving an Active Shooter Event

While you are 700 times more likely to die in a car crash than an active shooter event, safety is about being prepared. The mantra here is “Run-Hide-Fight.” You need to know how to apply these quick actions to improve your chances of survival should you find yourself in proximity to a shooter. Hudson Regional Hospital has developed an approved Active Shooter program for use with staff and patients. It is critical that you learn how active shooter situations unfold, how to be situationally aware, and what actions are necessary to improve your odds of survival.

Remember

We are all very nervous because of the tragedies in Pittsburgh and California, and we are all looking at how to protect ourselves and how to react to something as horrific as this. Too often, as time passes by, we forget the tragedy and become a little complacent in our daily lives. Remember, understanding these three key programs are valuable anytime – if your friend has a heart attack, if one of your boys falls out of a tree and cuts himself causing major blood loss, or when, Heaven forbid, another crazy enters our community. Be prepared!

Date/Location

It will be taking place on Sunday January 27, 2019 from 10am to 1pm at Alaris Health at the Chateau, located at 96 Parkway, Rochelle Park, NJ. It will be held in the building on your right when you come in. There is free valet parking. A 10-minute drive from Teaneck, a 10-minute drive from Fairlawn and a 13-minute drive from Passaic!

Between September 12th 2018 – September 13th 2018, 15 members of teams from across our Alaris Health Member Centers attended training to better understand how to aide and assist with our residents who suffer from Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

The team was instructed by Billiejean O’Brien RN, MSN, LNHA,N E A – BC, CDP , Trainer NCCDP who stated “By investing in our team’s continued development and education we believe we will continue to offer our residents the best possible opportunity for care and quality outcomes.”

Every element of our care affects the quality of life a resident experiences with us which is why it was of utmost importance to include all departments in our training from environmental services to direct caregivers and administration. The education outlined diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, communication, feelings, depression, repetitive behavior and aggressive behaviors with appropriate de-escalation techniques, activities, environment, staff and family support.

Alaris statewide network of independently owned and operated Member Health Centers offers a wide variety of services across a continuum of care, ranging from short-term post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term care specialized care.

Each Member Health Center is licensed to use the Alaris Health name and receive non-health related services. All health care related services are provided solely by each independently owned and operated Member Health Center.

Rodolfo Rodriguez, deputy mayor of West Orange (as well as the Food Service Director at Alaris Health at Essex)

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Rodolfo Rodriguez, deputy mayor of West Orange (as well as the Food Service Director at Alaris Health at Essex), recently received the Oscar De La Renta Immigrant Award, which was presented to him by the President Danilo Medina of Dominican Republic.

The Oscar de la Renta Immigrant Award is considered the most prestigious honor that can be accorded to a Dominican living in the United States. De la Renta is a worldwide icon in the fashion industry and a native Dominican.

“My daughter, Jessica Rodriguez, is a graduate from FIT New York, and she is a huge fan of this man,” said Rodriguez. “When the consul for the tri-state area from New York called me telling me that among his long list of suggested candidates my name kept coming out as one of the top, I told my daughter, and she went really crazy about it and convinced me to be one of the candidates.”

After a long vetting procedure, Rodriguez, who also heads the West Orange Hispanic Foundation, was selected as a finalist.

Rodolfo Rodriguez, right, at his swearing in ceremony with West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi in 2015

“This process took more than a year,” said Rodriguez. “They investigate all about you, [request] letters of recommendation from the police, the chief of police and Mayor [Robert] Parisi. Basically my life is investigated.”

The honor is a distinguished one, as only one winner is selected from each participating nation.

“We are 3 million Dominicans spread out all over the world, and they picked one from each country—one from Spain, Italy, Canada and so on,” said Rodriguez. “I am from the USA, where 1,008,000 Dominicans live, and they had a total of 38 Dominicans, one from each country. It was an amazing experience and the greatest satisfaction and honor—plus a great responsibility, because I am what the purpose of this contest is: an example.

“The idea of doing this award is to encourage other immigrants to do well in a foreign country and be an example for those coming on a daily basis. I am honored to say that my wife, Mercedes, and I raised a beautiful family in West Orange [and] worked hard to accomplish what we have today.”

Rodriguez thanked Parisi for believing in him and dedicated this award to his daughter, Jessica, who is in the same field as her hero, de la Renta.

Alaris statewide network of independently owned and operated Member Health Centers offers a wide variety of services across a continuum of care, ranging from short-term post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term care specialized care.

Each Member Health Center is licensed to use the Alaris Health name and receive non-health related services. All health care related services are provided solely by each independently owned and operated Member Health Center.

Jersey City, NJ, July 3, 2018 – Alaris Health at Jersey City is honoring its resident veterans on this Veterans Day Holiday. The display was assembled by Alaris Health at Jersey City employee, Ismael Randazzo, an Army National Guard veteran, to show gratitude to those who served in the Armed Forces. He constructed the respectful, timely , and educational memorial in the main lobby of the facility for all who visit to honor our fellow veteran residents. He also points out that the display honors the veterans of all wars. During an impromptu talk to the residents and staff about the beginnings of Veterans Day, he noted that it was originally known as Armistice Day. It was on the 11th month of the 11th day of the 11th hour that World War I came to a close. This display formally gives special recognition to the seven residents who served and are honored on this Veterans Day 2018.

Alaris Health at Jersey City is located at 198 Stevens Avenue in Jersey City. This Alaris Health building is a 180 bed nursing facility that specializes in sub-acute care, dementia care, dual diagnosis services, and psychiatric care.

Alaris statewide network of independently owned and operated Member Health Centers offers a wide variety of services across a continuum of care, ranging from short-term post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term care specialized care.

Each Member Health Center is licensed to use the Alaris Health name and receive non-health related services. All health care related services are provided solely by each independently owned and operated Member Health Center.

Jersey City, NJ, July 3, 2018 – At Alaris Health we believe that voting is an important resident right. As such, the Social Service Department at Alaris Health at Jersey City, led by Krystle Rodriguez, CSW, and Stacey Heller, LSW, have created an easy to read poster, which was situated in the lobby, at wheelchair height for their residents.

This poster clearly described the officials who are running for office, such as Bob Menendez and Bob Hugin, amongst others, and what their stances are on important matters. It even displayed the public questions that are posed during this election time.

Krystle and Stacey thought that this poster board would help answer any questions the residents may have had on voting. According to Stacey, “voting is an important resident right. We want to ensure we allow all of our residents to exercise their right to vote”.

Social Service staff all have accompanied residents to the voting area, which was very close in proximity to the facility.

About Alaris Health

Alaris statewide network of independently owned and operated Member Health Centers offers a wide variety of services across a continuum of care, ranging from short-term post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term care specialized care.

Each Member Health Center is licensed to use the Alaris Health name and receive non-health related services. All health care related services are provided solely by each independently owned and operated Member Health Center.

Alaris statewide network of independently owned and operated Member Health Centers offers a wide variety of services across a continuum of care, ranging from short-term post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term care specialized care.

Each Member Health Center is licensed to use the Alaris Health name and receive non-health related services. All health care related services are provided solely by each independently owned and operated Member Health Center.

With more than 6,000 physicians heartwiring care, education, research and innovation, we are setting the standard. We’re proud to recognize our top doctors for their dedication and achievement each and every day.

Alaris statewide network of independently owned and operated Member Health Centers offers a wide variety of services across a continuum of care, ranging from short-term post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term care specialized care.

Each Member Health Center is licensed to use the Alaris Health name and receive non-health related services. All health care related services are provided solely by each independently owned and operated Member Health Center.

The deficiency-free rating as a result of the State’s rigorous examination is a top indicator of excellence for nursing home care. The state surveyed Alaris Health at Jersey City in early June 2018 for quality outcomes, safety, administration effectiveness, cleanliness, nursing care, activity programs, resident rights and several other areas.

Just last September 2017, the New Jersey Department of Health began its extended survey process making this deficiency-free survey even more impressive than many achieved in years passed.

“I am grateful for all the team members in all the departments that put in many hours of preparation for the survey. I especially want to thank the entire nursing department ; the DON, ADON, Unit managers, RNS, LPNS, and the CNAs who care for our residents and who made this outcome possible. We are also indebted to Meg Rizzo, our RNQA, who guided us through the process and who was a hands on consultant for us all.” – Robert Smolin, Administrator at Alaris Health at Jersey City (10 years at Alaris Health).

Alaris statewide network of independently owned and operated Member Health Centers offers a wide variety of services across a continuum of care, ranging from short-term post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term care specialized care.

Each Member Health Center is licensed to use the Alaris Health name and receive non-health related services. All health care related services are provided solely by each independently owned and operated Member Health Center.

Between May 21st 2018 – May 23rd 2018 20 members of the Alaris Health at The Atrium Assisted Living team attended training to better understand how to aide and assist with our residents who suffer from Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

The team was instructed by Billiejean O’Brien RN, MSN, LNHA,N E A – BC, CDP , Trainer NCCDP who stated “By investing in our team’s continued development and education we believe we will continue to offer our residents the best possible opportunity for care and quality outcomes.”

Every element of our care affects the quality of life a resident experiences with us which is why it was of utmost importance to include all departments in our training from environmental services to direct caregivers and administration. The education outlined diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, communication, feelings, depression, repetitive behavior and aggressive behaviors with appropriate de-escalation techniques, activities, environment, staff and family support.

Alaris statewide network of independently owned and operated Member Health Centers offers a wide variety of services across a continuum of care, ranging from short-term post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term care specialized care.

Each Member Health Center is licensed to use the Alaris Health name and receive non-health related services. All health care related services are provided solely by each independently owned and operated Member Health Center.